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Learning to play by the rules has never been so much fun. This picture book—told through a game board—is the perfect read-along for family game nights. And the only words in the story are the rules of the game.

Join Dr. Cosmic’s clever class of monsters as they solve the greatest challenges in science, in this blend of adventure and exploration, perfect for Common Core and STEM. With a mad genius for a teacher, things don’t always go as planned. But armed with high-tech handbooks and the scientific method, Dr. Cosmic’s class is ready to solve their way out of any disaster.

Victor Godwin’s orderly life is upended when he discovers that Benjamin Franklin never actually died–he was put in suspended animation and hidden away for more than 200 years in Victor’s basement. Now Victor must not only help Franklin adjust to the modern world but also help him overcome a slight flaw: when Ben runs low on energy, he turns into a rampaging monster desperately hungry for electricity.

When the ant receives a special invitation to dine with the lion, she is ready to be on her best behavior. But when the rest of the guests behave like greedy animals, she finds herself in trouble with the king.

Ralph warns Flora not to pick that thirteenth bean. Everyone knows it’s unlucky. Now that they’re stuck with it, how can they make it disappear? If they each eat half the beans, there’s still one left over. How will they escape the curse of Bean Thirteen? A funny story about beans, that may secretly be about . . . math!

When a young chef whips up his favorite, unusual treats to share with his family and neighbors, no one will touch them. But word of his peculiar recipes spreads across the galaxy, and soon his line starts to stretch across the evening sky. But is the universe ready for galactic pudding?

Once a month, when the full moon rises, it’s time for the young son of a barber to get to work. His regular customers are a monstrously eclectic bunch. Everything goes well until one night when an actual human shows up for a haircut.

Sure, pirates are rough and tough and stinky. But after one particularly rowdy birthday party, even Backbeard must admit that it’s time for him to buy a new suit. With the local clothing shop out of all the traditional pirate garb, even a pirate as ornery as Backbeard can’t always get what he wants. Backbeard’s unusual new birthday suit will either make him the laughingstock of the whole ship, or the most stylish pirate to ever raise the Jolly Roger.

Gloria is brave, but Frieda is absolutely not. Gloria wants to go for a walk, but Frieda absolutely does not. Everything is scary from Frieda’s point of view – the river looks suspiciously like a snake, and is that mouldy old log over there a ferocious dog? But what happens if Frieda is actually right?

Lightning cracks, thunder rumbles, the wind howls, and shadows creep, creep, creep up the wall as Andrew and Zo Zo read spooky books on a dark and stormy night, two books that may be connected in ways that even they can’t imagine.

It all started when Uncle Frank came for a visit and stayed, and stayed, and stayed. It seemed nothing would rouse him from his comfortable spot in front of the TV. That is, until the day he hung an old coat hanger on a stick and picked up some unusual signals emanating from the backyard. All at once Uncle Frank was bound and determined to find whatever was buried out there, no matter how long it took. So he started to dig a hole, and what happened next would make more than just family history.

Once again it’s time for Thanksgiving at grandmother’s house—that fun-filled holiday when all the relatives gather to give thanks, and to argue about times gone by.

Was Aunt Helen really at the liver and onions tattoo barbecue? Why did Aunt Edith keep toads in the trunk? And just what was it that landed on Cousin Ernie’s head?

Be prepared. This year the real truth comes out.